About the Lowesby Conservation Area
The Lowesby Conservation Area covers about 10.0 hectares and was designated by Harborough District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Lowesby CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Lowesby HallGrade II*
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lowesby Hall: CottagesGrade II
- Lowesby Hall: Ha Ha WallGrade II
- Lowesby Hall: Retaining Wall to Rose GardenGrade II
- Lowesby Hall: Steps and Retaining WallGrade II
- Lowesby Hall: Summer HouseGrade II
- Lowesby Hall: SummerhouseGrade II
- Lowesby Hall: Terrace Wall, Piers and StepsGrade II
- Lowesby Hall: Wall to Kitchen GardenGrade II
- Outbuilding at Lowesby HallGrade II
- SchoolGrade II
- Stables at Lowesby HallGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLowesby Conservation Area AppraisalHarborough District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Harborough District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.